Curio Havens · Waneta Lake, Hammondsport NY
The Lake
House
Water has no memory of your hurry.
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Water has no memory of your hurry.
Book DirectYou pull onto Wixson Road and something in your shoulders drops. The lake is right there, still and wide, the dock already in view. You haven't unloaded the car yet and it already feels like enough. The rest handles itself.
Your own stretch of Waneta Lake for the stay. Swim off the dock, fish from the shore, or sit in an Adirondack chair until the water goes flat and golden. Fire pit included.
Cedar sauna in the lower level, steps from the lake. Heat up, cool down in the water, repeat. The lake is the cold plunge. In winter, this is what the trip gets organized around.
Weis Vineyards, 3-time NY Winery of the Year, is 3 minutes down the road. Ravines, McGregor, Domaine LeSeurre, and Living Roots all within 10 minutes. No itinerary required.
Guests call it out in review after review: the kitchen, the layout, the way the light moves through the rooms. Every detail was considered. Nothing was an afterthought.
"If this spot is available, book it immediately. The nicest Airbnb we had ever stayed at."
We built a full trip planner for the Lake House, day-by-day itineraries for every season, with the best wineries, waterfall hikes, restaurants, and local spots within reach. Actual plans, not vague suggestions.
Open the Trip Planner →On the dock by 9. Weis Vineyards by 3. Fire pit after dark. The full loop.
Harvest on the Wine Trail, Watkins Glen gorge walks, and the sauna earns its keep when the air gets cold.
The heat-cool-heat cycle is the whole trip. The lake is still and quiet. The sauna runs all day.
Grimes Glen at peak flow, the wineries waking up, and the dock back in the water before the crowds arrive.
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Naples, NY. Five bedrooms, 10 guests. 1,200 sq ft game room, five acres of hilltop, fire pit, two decks. Come in any season. Leave with a story.
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